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How does peristalsis in the large intestine differ from peristalsis in the small intestines?
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How many intestines do you have-?
2 intestines the small intestine the large intestine
What three areas of the body does peristalsis occur?
Esophagus, small intestines, large intestines
Where does peristalsis move food to?
Peristalsis starts in the back of the tongue and moves food down the esophagus to the stomach. The food is later squeezed into the small intestines where peristalsis moves the food 'bolus' (BOW-luss) down the small intestines to the large intestine, or colon. Peristalsis in the colon moves the bolus into the rectum, which makes you feel like you have to go to the bathroom. Peristalsis in the colon and rectum force the bolus down and out and into the toilet.
What slows down the large intestine?
peristalsis slows down the large intestante
What intestines is lined with villi?
the small intestine and the large intestine
How is the large intestine different the small intestine?
The large intestines "soaks up" the nutrients and the small intestines packs and stored the waste.
Do large intestines pass solid waste?
A wave of peristalsis propel the contents of the large intestine out of anus when you defecate.
How does the small intestine harm the large intestine?
It does not hurt the large intestines. They work together.
What organ water is remove until the waste is solid?
The large intestine
When the large intestine becomes irritated What can happen when peristalsis increases?
diarrhea
What two processes in the large intestine produces feces?
Digestion and peristalsis.
What the large intestine empties into this?
Stomach -> Small Intestines -> Large Intestines -> Through Anus and out of the body
